I'm a latecomer to the world of Buffy fanfic. I watched the first two seasons when they originally aired, and fell in love with Spike. Never was a fan of Angel. Then I didn't watch the show for a very long time. A few months ago, something prompted me to go back and watch what I'd missed and, boy, did I miss a lot of good stuff.

And a lot of bad stuff.

I'm a big believer in writing as much in canon as possible... though I will throw it out for the sake of playing with plot. And that's the lovely thing I've discovered with Buffy fanfic: alternate realities actually work.

Things you won't catch me doing:

Baby Fics (not a fan)

Major character deaths (I like happy endings)

Vampire!Buffy (just seems wrong)

Making characters act out of character without reason

I do believe in:

Writing as much in canon as possible

Writing character voices as accurately as possible

Epic storylines

Plausible and well developed character arcs

Snark, banter, and happy endings

Oh, and the occasional smut ;)

I got bullied into starting up my livejournal again, and I'm also archiving my fic there. I tend to post chapters there, first.

Summary: She'd kicked his butt, taken the Gem and sent it off to Angel. Buffy thought she'd seen the last of Spike. Clearly, she’d been too optimistic. That he was in her house, in her room, waking her out of a sound sleep and asking for (okay, demanding) her help meant that something had to be majorly wrong. They weren't due for another apocalypse, but...why else would a vampire make a truce with the Slayer?Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Award Winner, Round 24 for: Best Author, Best Unfinished, Best Angst (Spike Pairing), Best Pairing (Conventional), Best Plot (Spuffy), Best Episode Re-Write, and Best Male Characterization (Spike)

Summary: I keep having the strangest dream. Every night it's the same thing: a dark room, a big bed, and a silent vampire that I can feel, but not see. I'd be wigged, except it's just a dream, right? It'll be a cold day in hell before I ever willingly sleep with a vampire again...Winner: Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards (Round 22) - Best PlotRunner Up: Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards (Round 22) - Best New Author, Best Characterization (Buffy), Best Pairing (Conventional Buffy/Spike), Best Plot